What has helped your depression?

[mentalhealthandme]

I have an anxiety disorder and suffer from depression as well. I noticed recently no matter what i do the depression symptoms haunt me. For me right now its the feeling of isolation and being forgotten. I feel like my existence doesn't matter to anybody and that im wasting my youth away because i have no close friends. The family is becoming more distant. Sometimes my mom feels like a stranger. I feel scared a lot. I dont expect anyone to have the cure for me, but maybe something to help me cope. What has helped you in the past?

[Greenstones]

hello, I don’t want this to be taken as anything other than personal experience but I tend to look for one thing that I enjoy or am interested in and even if it’s hard for me to start, I try to put all my effort into beginning (which I find to be the hardest part) and then go with it. That being said I have tons of unfinished projects but that’s ok because the only reason I’m doing it is because I enjoy it. I find having something you enjoy to center your day around can be quite helpful for me.

[mentalhealthandme]

no

[fauxartist]

What helps me on my dark days is knowing it's temporary, and to not feel guilty for giving myself the space to ride out the emotional lows. I know mine is mostly from depression which I also know is a chemical imbalance...and when I feel sad or down sometimes...there doesn't have to be a reason why, I'm just sad as a result of that Serotonin issue.

I will say that more recently after doing much more reading and seeing current findings on 'the gut'....that much more Serotonin is produce in your gut than in your brain...and also that your immune system is very connected to a healthy gut. So.... I'm doing a lot more work in that area which in turn seems to be helping the mood issues as well...I'm only saying this for myself, everyone is different....I know it's not a psychological effect...I physically feel better....